After some 13 years of doing this service on this board, and the previous one, I am finally hanging up my boots. I will continue to honour my contract with whoever has a current license below, but will no longer take any more new contracts, nor renewals. You may obtain from me your ribbon file in Photoshop format, and or PNG format, even if it has been deleted from the PBase server. The Photoshop file is the file witch which you can edit your own ribbon rack and host it wherever you wish. Send your request for your ribbon file at cplbaldwin (at) gmail.com, and I will reply with instructions on how to resize it to post it to this forum.

Any other updates you may have, please send to me by email.

It's been a good run folks, and I thank everyone who's participated in this fun project.

How many drops is this for you lieutenant?Thirty-eight, simulated.How many combat drops?Two, including this one.

Furthermore to my duties as you service number registrar, I will be please to serve you as curator of military merit awards for your combat drops and other miscellaneous decorations.

Please include your full name with your request as this office is not clairvoyant and if you banner of signature doesn't have your name, it's not really serving the best purpose. All requests must be done in this thread, do not send me a Private Message.

combat dropActive duty in a recognized uniform and/or combat gear in the service of any internationalColonial Marine Corps at an organized public event where civilians may witness operations.

Application Criteria:1. The individual members are responsible to apply for and in good faith ensure that they are eligible for these decorations.2. Where "uniformed member" is specified, these decorations are reserved to those who serve in a recognized uniform and/or combat gear in the service of any international Colonial Marine Corps.3. Where "member" is specified, these decorations are open to uniformed members as well as those who served as opposing force in the guise of a known and recognized extra-terrestrial.

Achievement

Most Valuable Marine or Aliens Legacy Gold AwardTo be chosen by a panel of qualified peers and given to members most deserving the acclaim of all for their work in the Aliens and or Colonial Marine community. Recipients are entitled to use the post nominal letters "MVM" and or "ALG" as the case may be.

Samhain 1031 Prison Colony DecorationFor a uniformed member on tour of duty on the Samhain (Halloween) 1031 prison colony.

Colonial Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (AKA Hollywood Marine):Awarded to Colonial Marines in a recognizable uniform who have participated in a film production, professional or not, regardless of whether they were given screen time or not. Not to be mistaken with non-scripted, and unedited film.

Aid to the Civil Power Award:Awarded to a uniformed member for service to one's community or for the donation of blood while in Colonial Marine attire.

Hypersleep Deployment:Awarded to a member who has traveled long (100 miles+), very long (international border) and exceptionally long (inter-continental travel) distances to participate in a combat drop.

Canis et Equus VII Ceremonial Guard:Awarded to members who have participated in any parade. COLOR GUARD device for those who've served in said guard.

Multi-Force Decoration:Awarded to a uniformed member for previous or in current service of another para-military, military or constabulary force, body, corps or fleet.

Colonial Marine Corps Recruiting RibbonRecognizes those uniformed members who have completed a successful recruiting drive by being present for the purposes of promoting the Colonial Marine Corps, in uniform, at an event, where a civilian population normally congregates. one award per calendar year. Please indicate for which year you are applying for when requesting this ribbon.

Colonial Marine Decoration:Awarded to a uniformed member who has completed eight years of service. Recipients are entitled to use the post nominal letters "CMD". A bronze oak leaf cluster shall be awarded for every subsequent period of six years of qualifying service, to a maximum of four for service of 32 years or more.

Operations Merit of AchievementFor service, by a uniformed member, equal to or exceeding three hours, at a Colonial Marines Colony Drop Operations Table or volunteering at a convention. one award per calendar year. Please indicate for which year you are applying for when requesting this ribbon.

Valour

Valour in Adverse Service Medal:For service by a member at a colony drop in spite of serious injury or illness. Recipients are entitled to use the post nominal letters "VAS".

Combat

Combat Action RibbonAwarded to a member who has actively participated in colony sweep, one award per calendar year. Please indicate for which year you are applying for when requesting this ribbon.

Colonial Marine Corps Expeditionary MedalAwarded to a member who has participated in a simulated and dramatized rescue of a non-combatant. This decoration is awarded in conjunction with the Combat Action Ribbon. one award per calendar year. Please indicate for which year you are applying for when requesting this ribbon.

Colony Campaigns:Awarded to a member for successful campaign in uniform of a colony where the civilian population exceeds 200'000 colonists; individual ribbons exist for colonies exceeding this population.

Minor Colony Patrol:Awarded to a member for successful patrol in uniform of a colony of 10'000 colonists or less; one single ribbon exists for colonies inferior to this population.

Memorial

LV-426 Incident Silver Memorial DecorationAwarded to a member who served at any drop, patrol or rescue operation during the course of the year 2011 and every five years following for multiples.

Necronom IV Memorial RibbonAwarded to a member who served at any drop or patrol in uniform within a year following the death of a significant cast or crew of the film Aliens.

Pte Chris Chulamanis RibbonAwarded to a member who served at any drop or patrol in uniform within a year following the death of a fellow Marine.Honour Roll:Chulamanis, Chris A14/TQ4.0.66993E7. Taps: 10 Jan 2008Martin, Drew SVC NO. UNKNOWN. Taps: 27 Nov 2011Young, Steve SVC NO. A05/TQ0.0.92133E1. Taps: 31 Jul 2013Peterson, Heidi Nicole A07/TQ0.0.22149E1. Taps: 10 Apr 2014

When applying, please don't specify what convention you went to, the name of the city will be just fine.

Please include:

Event city & amount of successful combat drops for each city.

Ex: Atlanta 2, Toronto 3, Montreal 3... etc.

Submit your full name as well, some of you don't include it in your signature.

Q: Can I purchase these ribbons for my CMC uniform?A: Yes. Use this convenient Service Medal List and click on the ribbons you need to obtain appropriate SKU numbers to order directly from http://www.glendale.com For example, Atlanta Colony Drop is RBN16RYGORY

Some people have difficulty understanding the corrolation between the Colonial Marine Combat Action Ribbon and the Colonial Marine Expeditionary Medal.

In order to qualify for the CMEM, you must first qualify for the CMCAR. If you participate in a combat drop that has a colony sweep, you qualify for the CMCAR. If during the course of the colony sweep you rescue a civilian, you qualify for both the CMCAR and CMEM.

You cannot qualify for the CMEM on its own. It is awarded alongside the CMCAR.

Some ribbons are exceptional and you cannot apply for multiples at every combat drop, and some... not at all.

The CMCAR, the CMEM, the CMCR, and the OMA can only be earned once per calendar year. Theoretically, you could earn those ribbons once on December 31st and then again on January 1st.

The Hypersleep Deployment Ribbons reward those Marines who have traveled far to go to their combat drop. If you've traveled a distance of 160 KM (100 miles) or more, you qualify for the Long ribbon. If you end traveling to a foreign country (regardless of the distance), it's the Very Long. If you go to another continent entirely (Based on the 7 Continent Model), it's the Exceptionally Long. It may be possible for instance for a Marine who lives in Panama to go to a combat drop in Colombia, and although this is an adjoining country, it crosses from North America to South America... two seperate continents, making this Exceptionally Long. Same for Finland to Russia, as well as Spain and Morocco. All of course if the distance traveled exceeds 100 miles (160 kilometres).

The Pte Chris Chulamanis Memorial Ribbon commemorates the passing of fallen comrades. Upon the announcement of a Colonial Marine that has passed away, this award is retroactively applicable to a member who served at any drop or patrol in uniform within that calendar year. For each additional member who passes away, the recipient will be awarded a multiple star, to a mximum of thirteen awards.

They shall live foreverafter as stars beset in our galaxy, taking watch over us from the great colony above.

Here is a step-by-step tutorial about how to find and order your Colonial Marine ribbons:

The following six colony drops have been agglomerated into larger colonies. Portland (ME) is affected by these changes.

Location: West Sussex
Service Number: A05/TQ1.0.92155E1
Country: United Kingdom

Hey Dom.
Not sure if you spotted it in the Dress blues topic (it's getting busy in there) but I had a little play with the images.
If they are created as gif in 89a format they can be given a transparent background colour so that incomplete rows appear without the white.

Location: West Sussex
Service Number: A05/TQ1.0.92155E1
Country: United Kingdom

ah, interesting. What web browser do you use? It wouldn't be Firefox would it?
In typcial Microsoft style Internet Explorer is notoriously bad at handling PNG transparency which could explain why the transparency is not working for some of us.

I don't use photoshop myself so I don't know exactly where but 89a gif will certainly be supported. It's been a web standard for a long time.

FX haven't done for... 3 years. It's the same time the Hoggetowne Medival Faire that I perform at is. Alas, would have loved see drunken Hicks antics (I chatted with the FX owner at D*con) and met Bishop.

Haven't done Necro in 3 years either. I was there helping run Cthulhu Live. Are they going to have any Aliens guests this year?

I plan to kit up for Vulkon Orlando in November.

But we should move the discussion so it doesn't sully Dom's thread more. lol.

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